There is continued controversy over Bill 35, that was introduced by Education Minister Dominic Cardy.
The Bill would give Resource Teachers with a Masters Degree the ability to conduct and analyze psychoeducational testing.
Executive Director of the New Brunswick College of Psychologists Mandy McLean is concerned about the potential for misdiagnosis, which could hurt children in the long run, ” There is definitely the risk of not having the proper best diagnosis or the professional learning plan, to move forward. So we are worried kids won’t be given what they need at a time that they do need it the most.”So many other organizations have spoken out to say that this is not going to help the situation. This has so many experts are speaking so loudly, and there should be a pause to just say, perhaps this isn’t the best solution, and they should consider what else they do.”